NORTH PORT, FLORIDA — Police are investigating an accidental shooting involving a 6-year-old child who shot her grandmother while the latter was driving, according to reports. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon in the 4200 block of Tollefson Avenue in North Port, according to Fox 13. According to the North Port Police Department, the grandmother […]
ALBANY, NEW YORK — A New York native is facing no fewer than four charges after being arrested for possession of a firearm, ABC News 10 reports. How did authorities know Ronald W. Henry Jr. was in possession of a firearm unlawfully? Well, he shot himself. Talk about making a bad day worse. Henry Jr. […]
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — A man shot and killed his best friend, comrade, and roommate via negligent discharge, according to FOX 35. Austin Walsh, 23, was reportedly killed by accident while the two were joking with one another. In the video shown below, Sheriff Wayne Ivey said that Deputy Andrew Lawson, who has been reportedly […]
MEMPHIS, TN — Are you familiar with the “No Lackin” challenge? Good. I wasn’t either until coming across this report. The “No Lackin” challenge is a celebration of stupidity on a level the likes of which I’ve never seen. According to WMC 5, the “No Lackin” challenge is when a friend pulls a gun on […]
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA — A man, in the course of trying to defend his home, accidentally put a bullet into his neighbor’s house, according to The Herald. Although no one was injured, the accident was also utterly avoidable. As The Herald reports: The victim told police he heard someone trying to enter his Scoggins […]
CLARKSVILLE, TN — A man who was sitting down at a Tennessee restaurant landed in the hospital after his .22 revolver went off upon making contact with the ground. According to The Leaf Chronicle: Clarksville Police Department Spokesman Jim Knoll said trying to recreate a situation like the one that happened Monday would be very […]
BRADENTON, FL — A 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot as the result of his stepfather and his brother engaging each other in a firefight earlier this month. As the Herald-Tribune reports: Bradenton Police said Joshua Rappola, 36, of Bradenton identified himself to investigators as the shooter. Police identified the 19-year-old man as Rufus Adams of […]
PUTNAM COUNTY, WV — A man attempting to defend himself from an encroaching neighbor accidentally fell and shot himself in the leg, reports WSAZ. Christopher Evans-Sayre, 25, has reportedly been charged with burglary and destruction of property after throwing a brick through his neighbor’s living room window. The encounter would leave the homeowner in the […]
SIDNEY, OHIO — In an accident that serves as a warning to us all, a licensed concealed carrier was charged with a misdemeanor after his firearm discharged in a local Walmart. WHIO reports Sidney police Sgt. Sean Martin said that the man, Kevin Wilson, was a customer in the store, when his weapon discharged. The […]
